Pumpernickel

See also: pumpernickel

German

Etymology

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From Westphalian Pumpernickel, from Pumper (“fart”) (or a related form, such as pumpern) and Nickel (“rascal”) (from the male name Nikolaus (“Nicholas”)), possibly originating as an insult for a person or for the bread itself by outsiders.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊmpɐˌnɪkl̩]

• Audio:

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Noun

Pumpernickel m (strong, genitive Pumpernickels, plural Pumpernickel)

1. a type of sourdough rye bread, strongly flavored, dense, and dark in color

   Synonym: (only in north-western Germany where the bread is native) Schwarzbrot

Declension

Declension of Pumpernickel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pumpernickel	die	Pumpernickel
genitive	eines	des	Pumpernickels	der	Pumpernickel
dative	einem	dem	Pumpernickel	den	Pumpernickeln
accusative	einen	den	Pumpernickel	die	Pumpernickel

Descendants

• English: pumpernickel

Further reading

• “Pumpernickel” in Duden online